Pathology review of thin melanoma and melanoma in situ in a multidisciplinary melanoma clinic: impact on treatment decisions.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on December 14, 2009

Authors

Alfredo A Santillan1, Jane L Messina, Suroosh S Marzban, Gema Crespo, Vernon K Sondak, Jonathan S Zager

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery,Section of Surgical Oncology, Universityof Texas Health Science Center at SanAntonio, TX, USA.

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